Yes, Lincoln came to office in peace and turned it into war within five weeks. His problems were caused by the wealthy elites in Boston and New York who were forcing him to block trade between Europe and the South, and reestablish the money flow from tariffs.
His problems were caused by the wealthy elites in Boston and New York who were forcing him to block trade between Europe and the South, and reestablish the money flow from tariffs.
Yup. Definitely a large part of the problem.
Thanks for a sane and educated perspective of the truth of the matter.
Total rubbish.
It was Jefferson Davis who ordered war, not Lincoln.
Davis had many reasons to want war, chief among them the fact that without war Upper South states like Virginia would never declare their secession.
Davis' reward for starting war was to double the Confederacy's population and military man-power.
So war was a highly successful opening gambit for Davis.